The 'Wonder Woman' Set Was Composed Largely of Women—and It Made a 'Noticeable' Difference

The recent Wonder Woman film is feminist in its DNA. It's directed by a woman (Patty Jenkins), has a strong female lead (Gal Gadot, who plays Diana Prince/Wonder Woman), and features a slew of women both in front of and behind the camera. This is a huge reason why the film resonated so much with audiences when it hit theaters this past June. Plus, the fact that we finally saw women in a superhero film not being manipulated by the male gaze was so exciting.

The Wonder Woman ensemble agrees. In this new behind-the-scenes exclusive clip, the cast reveals that their shooting experience would've been entirely different if Jenkins, a woman, hadn't been at the helm.

"Wonder Woman was something that, all of her life, Patty was very passionate about and she was very opinionated about her," Gadot said.

It's this passion that led to the film's creatively open set, which Robin Wright, who plays Antiope in the film, found liberating.

"It was so refreshing to work with a woman who was so open and available and excited by all that everyone brought," Wright said. "You're surround by 180-something women on the set. You think that energy wasn't different? It was noticeable."

Watch the clip for yourself, below:

That energy was transferred to audience members too. Wonder Woman's impact was astronomical. One kindergarten teacher wrote that the film caused several of her female students to find their superhero potential. One viewer found comfort in Wonder Woman's realistic-looking thighs—and she wrote a now viral Tumblr post about it. This movie pushed the feminist dial forward in many ways. We're a better world because of it.

And now you can watch it whenever you want. Wonder Woman hits DVD stands today.